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Two Brothers Freed From Slavery and Pesticide Poisioning at Brazil Ranch

by Free the Slaves | Aug 20, 2015 | Brazil, FTS Model for Freedom

Their living and working conditions were dangerous and dreadful. Elias Vieira da Silva and Nerisvan da Silva Elias survived in a dilapidated shack, sleeping on hammocks and pelted by rain. They had no clean drinking water. There was no bathroom. They endured frequent...

FTS Front-line Partners Brief Brazil’s Top Anti-trafficking Commission

by Free the Slaves | Aug 5, 2015 | Brazil

One reason Brazil is a world leader in fighting modern slavery is the existence of the country’s National Commission for the Eradication of Slave Labor (Conatrae). The commission helps coordinate anti-trafficking efforts of governmental agencies, law enforcement,...

Brazil: A Global Leader in Fighting Slavery

by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 12, 2014 | Brazil, FTS Updates, Take Action

The world’s attention shifts to Brazil today, where Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull will open the FIFA World Cup tournament with the song Ole Ola (We are One), and soccer teams will begin competition to determine who is the world’s best. But far from the soccer stadiums, a...

BBC Chronicles World’s Best Slavery SWAT Squad on Christmas Night

by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 23, 2013 | Brazil

They’re committed. They’re armed. And they’re successful. Very successful. Like 46,000 slaves freed since 1995 successful. They’re the labor department’s mobile inspection units in Brazil. They swoop down on farms, ranches, mines, quarries, logging camps and factories...

Brazil Activists Create Board Game to Fight Slavery

by Free the Slaves | Oct 24, 2013 | Brazil, Uncategorized

Teachers in Brazil say the anti-slavery movement needs an infusion of fun to motivate children to think about trafficking. So, activists have created an imaginative and playful board game. It’s called Escravo, Nem Pensar! (“Slavery, No Way!”). To...
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